Where do we go from here

So we have pretty much hit the 24 hr mark. Yippe. The Drs are really impressed with his progress! They have started lowering the dosage of paralytic drugs. They seem to think by tonight we will begin to see stitches and slight movements in his hands feet and face. I can't wait to see him move, even just a little. One medication down, 7 more to go! 

Once those kind of kick in and he is still maintaining they will begin to administer a Diarrhetic. He will begin to empty his fluids and his swelling should go down. 

As soon as they see his kidneys have good function and his swelling has decreased enough they anticipate they will close his chest! 

The Drs have been amazed with his recovery from surgery, "We see a lot of really bad cases here, but every now and then we get a kid like Jake. You can tell he wants to get better. We are really impressed with his progress since surgery. Looking at him last night I would have never have thought he would be doing so well. It is cases like this that make you realize how great of a surgeon Dr. Reddy really is. You can anticipate the chest closer in the next 24-48 hours as long as Jake continues the way he has." 

WHAT! Outstanding. We are still at a critical point, and things could turn or change at any moment. Good news none the less. We don't want to get our hopes up. They say there is no roller coaster like CVICU. We just hope our ride is the short boring kind. I know there will be ups, downs, and turns. I'm trying to anticipate Murphy's Law through all of this. So when they say 24-48 I still hear Friday. Hope for the best and expect the worst, right!? 

He is doing well! That is all I can ask for.